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Top Show Announcements: Portugal. The Man, Sons of Fathers, Alice In Chains, The Blank Tapes and More

We're a just a touch skimpier on the announcements today than we normally are, but we've got five super diverse ones for ya. Portugal. The Man, a Glee star's solo effort, a one-man L.A. psych band, a festival launch party and a hodgepodge of '80s bands like Alice In Chains and Jane's Addiction on th ... More >>

Ten Most Anticipated Metal Albums of 2013

2012 did not end with the bang promised by the Mayans. Fortunately, 2013 is gearing up to be the year of Heavy Metal. Some of the industry's oldest and newest legends are conjuring some tunes to help nurse the no-apocalypse blues. Here are the ten metal albums likely to get the most attention in 201 ... More >>

Uproar Festival - Gexa Energy Pavilion - 9/16/12

Uproar Festival Gexa Energy Pavilion Sunday, September 16 See also: The tattooed fans of Uproar Festival "Buttrock: a term to identify a band trademarked with cheap, unoriginal song lyrics; the vocalist hiding his lack of vocal talent by producing a deep and 'raspy' voice (i.e. Nickelback, Creed) ... More >>

Dead Flowers Talk About Bad Tattoos, Heartbreak Songs and Getting the Band Together

If you regularly go to LaGrange, Single Wide or Double Wide, you've seen a member of the quintet Dead Flowers. Earlier in the year, frontman Corey Howe was the opening act for The Revival Tour's stop at Trees, playing alongside Hot Water Music's Chuck Ragan, Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano, and Against ... More >>

Going Meatless at Matador Tapas

In the lowest depths of Greenville Avenue, Matador Tapas has risen like a phoenix from the ashes that were once the pretty lame Eight Lounge. It began its life as a matador-themed punk rock club (seriously), but that apparently was a bit too niche. So they reworked the concept and re-opened in Nove ... More >>

Eleven Hundred Springs and Exit 380

Midway Self-released Townies (Hand Drawn Records)

Between the Buried and Me

Kaleidoscopic prog-metal goes conceptual

The Antlers Promise Not To Completely Depress You Tonight. Plus: Three Other Solid Shows.

A solid hump-day offering of shows is on tap for you tonight as quality acts are spaced all across the area.

Fresh Diet's Schwartz and Shepherd on Eating Less, Favorite Things and Mom

Yesterday, we brought you a profile of Yosef Schwartz, the executive chef and chief culinary officer of The Fresh Diet, as well as a mini-profile of chef George Shepherd, the local head chef for The Fresh Diet. Today, we asked them both to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, they each share one ... More >>

Fair To Midland Officially Sets June 14 Release Date For New Album, Arrows and Anchors.

Fair to Midland​ Back in November, the Sulphur Springs-sprung progressive hard rock act Fair to Midland announced a new label home and promised its fourth full-length come springtime. Well, clearly, they really meant summertime. A new press released issued late yesterday announces a new release da ... More >>

Listomania: Ranking the 10 Best Seattle Grunge Bands of the '90s

​On December 31, 2009, when Chris Cornell tweeted that the "Knights of the Soundtable" would "ride again," fans assumed 2010 would become known as the year of Soundgarden, finding the '90s grunge legends reforming and regaining their once dominant form. Disappointingly, they were only half right; ... More >>

Local Music 'Mericans: Michelle Pelissero Turned Part-Time Gigs and Internships Into a Full-Time Position with Kirtland Records

Welcome to Local Music'Mericans, where we'll be meeting some people behind the local music scene who aren't musicians, but more behind-the-scenes folk.Michelle Pelissero​Michelle Pelissero can be seen working at some of the luckiest of spots -- like rinkside at a Dallas Stars game or dead-center i ... More >>

Q&A: Dimmu Borgir's Silonez On English Being Metal's Official Language and Listening to Lady Gaga When Drunk

Dimmu Borgir​Norway's Dimmu Borgir is named after a volcano in Iceland and specializes in a symphonic form of black metal that is as fun as it is pretentious. Hugely popular in Eastern Europe, the band has been around for nearly two decades but has yet to make major inroads in the American metal m ... More >>

Fair to Midland Signs New Record Deal, Announces Plans For Spring 2011 Full-Length

Fair to Midland​ After a fairly crazy couple of years (and one gnarly van crash) since the 2007 release of their breakthrough, Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True, Sulphur Springs' Fair to Midland has finally announced details about its upcoming fourth full-length release -- ... More >>

A Quick Word From Dave Mustaine on Friday's Return of The Clash of The Titans Tour to Superpages.com Center

Way back in May of 1991, a year after a European leg of the Clash of the Titans Tour that featured Megadeth, Slayer, testament and Suicidal Tendencies, the U.S. leg of the tour kicked off right here in Dallas, featuring Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax and Alice in Chains, at the Superpgaes.com Center, or ... More >>

Download Exit 380's New Song, "Moonshiner Run," and Help Fight Cancer While Doing So.

"Hold me back, Slater! Hold me back!"​Exit 380's intentions aren't always clear--and, really, let's face it, the band's recent EP release, Cities Townies EP earlier this year didn't really help matters. Are they trying to be the next Alice in Chains? Or are they trying to head down a more country/ ... More >>

Staff Trax: Roadside Graves, Goo Goo Dolls, Jimi Hendrix, Little Dragon, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Alice in Chains, Fan Death and Beth Orton

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ... More >>

Good Friday: The Phuss, Florene, Fear Factory, Hats & Statues, Musem Creatures, ODYSSEY, Bridges & Blinking Lights, Salim Nourallah, Exit 380, The Rocketboys, Odis, Plumbrella, Automorrow, The Cut*Off, Darktown Strutters and Grassfight

Because we mention 17 shows after the jump. Get it?​Raise your hands if you're glad you don't have to drive north or south on I-35 this week to catch a festival? Great! Too bad there's still plenty to see around the Metroplex this weekend, suckers.No more histrionics--let's just dive right into yo ... More >>

Exit 380

Cities Townies (Rockyard Records)

Bonus MP3: Exit 380 - "Street Trash View"

​The last crop we heard from Denton alternative rock band Exit 380 was the 2008 album Mr. and Mrs, Alexander Stone, a perplexing but ultimately satisfying concept record that even earned the band some hardware in the Fort Worth Weekly music awards.For its follow-up, the four-piece led by intense f ... More >>

Weekend Roundup: Star Wars: In Concert, Alice in Chains, The Bravery

Star Wars: In Concert at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on Friday, October 23"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."The opening moments of Star Wars still give me the chills no matter how many times I watch it. Seeing it on the monstrous screens at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in tandem with a symphony mu ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Alice in Chains, Puddle of Mudd and Chevelle at Nokia Theatre

Alice in Chains, Puddle of Mudd, Chevelle Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie October 23, 2009 Better than: your lame family reunion.The new Alice in Chains.​ After five hours of mind-numbing, mediocre music at Friday's Freakers Ball at Nokia Theatre, the night's redeeming moment came when Alice in C ... More >>

Good Friday: Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Alice in Chains, The King Bucks, Flametrick Subs, Black Heart Procession

​Kind of a slow weekend 'round these parts. Which, y'know, is OK, actually. Feels like we've been moving at 100 mph of lat. A slower pace is kind of welcome for once. Still, that doesn't mean nothing's happening. There certainly are a few things worth checking out this weekend--mostly smaller affa ... More >>

Today In Music News: Moz Doesn't Want You To Buy His Music, Elton John Plays With Chains, Brooks & Dunn Hang It Up and Man Assaults Horse

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2009...It's not really news that Morrissey seems to be a pretty self-loathing character. But now he doesn't even want you to buy his box sets.Elton John guesting on the new Alice In Chains album?!  First dueting with Eminem and no ... More >>

Q&A: Candlebox Frontman Kevin Martin Is Still Miffed Over His Band's "Grunge Lite" Tag

Rarely has a band's hometown been held against it, but that's definitely the case with Candlebox. Forming in 1990 and hailing out of Seattle, Candlebox was compared, for better and worse, with bands that were a part of the then burgeoning grunge scene. With more in common with classic rock acts such ... More >>

Today In Music News: Jay-Z Premiers A New Song, Jeff Hanson Dies, and Alice In Chains Preps For Its Comeback

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, June 9, 2009...Jay-Z has premiered his new song "D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)"... and he's already catching flack for it. I can't imagine why.Singer Jeff Hanson died at his St. Paul home.Alice In Chains' first record in 10 years will be released this ... More >>

Show Announcements: Snoop Dogg, Kid Rock & Skynyrd, Meat Puppets, Rookie of the Year

Clearing out a slight backlog, we've got more national acts than usual to add to this week's list. And with summer only a few months away, now's the time for the big outdoor venues to fill their calendars. Besides the acts in the headline, you can look forward to Motley Crue, Godsmack and Depeche ... More >>

Today in Music News: Prince Is Back; Alice In Chains Is Too; Queen Latifah's Jewelry, Not So Much.

Your national music news for Friday, January 2, 2009... Prince said he plans on releasing three albums this year. The first will be an electro-pop record tenitively titled MPLSOUND and Lotus Flower. He also said he didn't vote this year because of his religion. Right, Prince. Right. Jerry ... More >>

Bonde Do Role, The Death Set

Thursday, May 1, at The Loft

Al Gore or Alice in Chains, Yer Call.

Rattling Chains

We knew it: Grand Prairie is the rock hipster's purgatory

Videos from Hell

Guns N' Rodeo

Country, rock and Joaquin Phoenix all converge upon Shooter Jennings

Texas Toe Jam

The days of great summer music festivals in Dallas are history. Aren't

Crowe's Songs

Plus: Sleepy Hero History, Tull Tag

WakeUp Fest

Saturday, April 2, at North Texas State Fairgrounds

Odds & Ends

Chris Bell, bar anniversaries and the North Texas Rock Rally

Misty Watercolored Memories

The Dallas Observer Music Awards, remembered. Kind of.

Godsmack

Performs May 8

Various Artists

In Our Lifetime Vol. 2 (Fenway Recordings)

Onward Chris' Soldiers

Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba screams about infidelities, and more and more kids are screaming with him

Edgefest 11

June 1

Nathan Larson / A Camp

Jealous God (Artemis) / A Camp (Stockholm/Polydor import)

Out & About

Lucinda Williams

Grungy sipping

Il Solé's menu rocks. Unfortunately, so does the sound system.

Out Here

Space Cadet

Soul Coughing

Out There

Sells like teen spirit

Hype! dreams and other bull about grunge, Seattle, and Sub Pop